63-755: The Delaware Water Gap Toll Bridge (also known as the Interstate 80 Toll Bridge ) is a toll bridge that carries Interstate 80 across the Delaware River at the Delaware Water Gap , connecting Hardwick Township , Warren County , New Jersey , and Delaware Water Gap , Monroe County , Pennsylvania , in the United States. The bridge was built by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission . The 2,465-foot-long (751 m) bridge
126-502: A backlog of Indiana highway maintenance and construction. Working with Goldman Sachs , who was reported to have earned some $ 20 million (equivalent to $ 30 million in 2023 ) in fees, the state requested bids to lease the Toll Road in exchange for the right to maintain, operate, and collect tolls for the following 75 years. A consortium made up of the construction firm Cintra of Spain and Macquarie Atlas Roads of Australia,
189-650: A connection with Route 94 . I-80 was routed onto the bridge in 1959. There is a pedestrian sidewalk on the south side of the New Jersey-bound section of the bridge, separated from motor vehicles with a concrete divider. The pedestrian walkway on the Delaware Water Gap Toll Bridge connects Pennsylvania's northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail with New Jersey's southern end. The Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area straddles both sides of
252-450: A milestone in the history of highway construction in the United States. It was also noted at the dedication that this was only 50 miles (80 km) south of Promontory Summit , where another first in a transcontinental artery was completed—the golden spike of the US's first transcontinental railroad . John McPhee described the geology revealed by the building of I-80 in a series of books on
315-502: A portion of the extension of I-69 through Southwestern Indiana as well as a number of other highway projects throughout the state. The legislation also authorized the governor to establish a similar public–private partnership agreement for design, construction, and operation of the proposed Southern Indiana Toll Road , which would make up 117 miles (188 km) of the planned 142-mile (229 km) extension of I-69 from Indianapolis to Evansville . On November 9, 2006, Daniels announced
378-532: A public lawsuit and therefore requiring the plaintiffs to post a bond of $ 1.9 billion (equivalent to $ 2.76 billion in 2023 ) for the case to proceed. The plaintiffs appealed Scopelitis's ruling to the Indiana Supreme Court , which, on June 20, 2006, in a 4–0 decision, upheld Scopelitis's earlier decision, allowing the lease of the Indiana Toll Road to proceed as scheduled. The proceeds funded
441-476: A share of the lease proceeds to the detriment of northern Indiana. B. Patrick Bauer , a Democratic state representative from South Bend and minority leader in the Indiana House of Representatives , issued a written statement the day before funding was distributed to the counties mocking Major Moves. "Now that the deal is done, the governor and officials in his administration have traveled the state to claim that
504-544: A transponder would not pay higher tolls until 2016. Annual toll increases were limited to the greater of 2%, the rate of inflation, or the rate of increase in the GDP. Opponents of the proposal filed a lawsuit in St. Joseph County in late April 2006. Following roughly two weeks of arguments, Judge Michael Scopelitis ruled in favor of the State of Indiana, declaring the lawsuit brought by opponents
567-756: A transportation corridor since the California Gold Rush of the 1840s. The Interstate also follows the historical routes of the California Trail , first transcontinental railroad , and Feather River Route throughout portions of the state. I-80 in Nevada closely follows, and at many points directly overlaps, the original route of the Victory Highway , State Route 1 (SR 1), and US 40 . After crossing Utah 's western border in Wendover , I-80 crosses
630-502: Is a multiple span dual roadway with a steel plate structure. The roadways are 28 feet (8.5 m) wide each and separated from each other by a concrete Jersey barrier. The facility opened to the public on December 16, 1953, at ceremonies attended by Governor of Pennsylvania John S. Fine and Governor of New Jersey Alfred E. Driscoll . The bridge carried US 611 (now Pennsylvania Route 611 ) for four miles (6.4 km) in New Jersey to
693-589: Is the Interstate Highway that most closely approximates the route of the historic Lincoln Highway , the first road across the United States. The highway roughly traces other historically significant travel routes in the Western United States : the Oregon Trail across Wyoming and Nebraska , the California Trail across most of Nevada and California , the first transcontinental airmail route, and
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#1732851795479756-772: The Borman Expressway from the Illinois state line to Lake Station, Indiana , then with I-90 on the Indiana Toll Road from Lake Station to the Ohio state line. Between La Porte and the Toledo metropolitan area , I-80/I-90 is located within 10 miles (16 km) of the Michigan state line but does not enter that state. From the State Road ;9 (SR 9) and I-80/I-90 interchange,
819-668: The Illinois state line to the Ohio state line. It has been advertised as the "Main Street of the Midwest ". The entire toll road is designated as part of Interstate 90 ( I-90 ), and the segment from Lake Station east to the Ohio state line (which comprises over 85 percent of the route) is a concurrency with I-80 . The toll road is owned by the Indiana Finance Authority and operated by
882-691: The Indiana Toll Road Concession Company (ITRCC), which is owned by IFM Investors. The Indiana Toll Road is part of the Interstate Highway System which runs 156.28 miles (251.51 km) through Indiana connecting the Chicago Skyway to the Ohio Turnpike . The toll road is signed with I-90 for its entire length, as well as I-80 east of Lake Station, after having run concurrently with I-94 . Exit points are based on
945-775: The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the PTC signed a 50-year lease agreement, which would allow the PTC to maintain and, eventually, toll I-80. However, the application for a toll was rejected by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). I-80 does not enter New York City . Once the I-95 / New Jersey Turnpike was extended in 1971 from its former terminus at US 46 in Ridgefield to I-80 in Teaneck ,
1008-512: The milepost system , with exits starting at 0 at the Illinois state line and increasing to exit 153 at the Eastpoint toll barrier near the Ohio state line (technically, not an exit, as the only road accessible from there is the Ohio Turnpike, but toll tickets issued at the barrier are marked "Entry 153"). The Toll Road opened in 1956 with sequential exit numbering , which was converted to
1071-586: The Border Fault, it pussyfoots along on morainal till that levelled up the fingers of the foldbelt hills. It does a similar dance with glacial debris in parts of Pennsylvania. It needs no assistance on the craton. It climbs a ramp to the Rockies and a fault-block staircase up the front of the Sierra. It is geologically shrewd. It was the route of animal migrations, and of human history that followed. It avoids melodrama, avoids
1134-454: The Eastpoint barrier toll, near the Ohio state line, it is operated as a closed ticket system toll road, where one receives a ticket upon entering and pays a pre-calculated amount based on distance traveled when exiting. As of July 2020 , standard passenger cars are charged a toll of $ 9.23 for E-ZPass users and $ 9.20 for cash users along the section from Portage to Eastpoint, with an extra $ 2.81 for E-ZPass users and $ 2.80 for cash users at
1197-609: The Grand Canyons, the Jackson Holes, the geologic operas of the country, but it would surely be a sound experience of the big picture, of the history, the construction, the components of the continent. Indiana Toll Road The Indiana Toll Road , officially the Indiana East–West Toll Road , is a controlled-access toll road that runs for 156.28 miles (251.51 km) east–west across northern Indiana from
1260-576: The I-69 extension would not be tolled. In lieu of SITR, I-69 was built using $ 700 million (equivalent to $ 1.02 billion in 2023 ) of the Major Moves payout for the section from the I-64 / I-164 interchange to Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division . Some elected officials and candidates for office in the toll road counties expressed concerns that projects in and around Indianapolis would receive too large
1323-846: The ITR, four eastbound and four westbound, situated across the divided highway from each other. They comprise the Howe Travel Plaza at mile marker 126, the Elkhart Travel Plaza at mile marker 90, the Rolling Prairie Travel Plaza at mile marker 56, and the Portage Travel Plaza at mile marker 22. They offer popular restaurant choices, convenience stores, snack kiosks, and gift shops. All travel plazas have modern restrooms, telephones, ATMs, vending, lottery machines, and electric vehicle charging stations . Part of
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#17328517954791386-714: The ITRCC, announced that all of the original travel plazas built in 1955 would be demolished and replaced within the next five years. As of October 2015 , the Booth Tarkington service area, the easternmost in Indiana, was permanently closed. In July 2017, the Gene S. Porter (eastbound) and Ernie Pyle (westbound) service plazas opened in Howe. Both have Sunoco gas stations. As of July 2020 , there are eight restored travel plaza rest stops on
1449-498: The Indiana Toll Road and immediately becomes the Ohio Turnpike. The two Interstates cross rural northwest Ohio and run just south of the Toledo metropolitan area . In Rossford , the turnpike intersects I-75 in an area known as the Crossroads of America. This intersection is one of the largest intersections of three Interstate Highways in the United States. In Elyria Township , just west of Cleveland , I-90 splits from I-80, leaving
1512-877: The Interstates split and I-80 continues east. On the west edge of the Iowa City metropolitan area , it intersects I-380 , a segment of the Avenue of the Saints . Northwest of the Quad Cities in Walcott is Iowa 80 , the world's largest truckstop. I-80 passes along the northern edge of Davenport and Bettendorf and leaves Iowa via the Fred Schwengel Memorial Bridge over the Mississippi River into Illinois. The majority of
1575-499: The Michigan border. Control cities on guide signs are Chicago and Ohio . Originally, they were "Chicago and West" and "Ohio and East". The Toll Road was publicly financed and constructed during the 1950s. It opened in stages, east to west, between August and November 1956. The formal dedication ceremony was held on September 17, 1956. The final course of the Toll Road was the northern of four planned alignments. In addition to
1638-663: The Mississippi River, 2,250 feet (690 m), although other Interstate Highways east of the Mississippi, including I-26 in North Carolina and Tennessee, reach higher elevations. In 2007, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC), combined with state legislature Act No. 44, initiated plans to enact a tolling system on the entire span of I-80 throughout the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. On October 15, 2007,
1701-703: The Toll Road were constructed between 1980 and 1985 as part of a bond sale in October 1980. The Indiana Toll Road Commission operated the toll road from its inception until 1981. The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) operated the toll road between 1981 and 2006. On April 1, 1983, the State of Indiana established the Indiana Toll Finance Authority, which was renamed the Indiana Transportation Finance Authority in April 1988. It
1764-603: The United States from San Francisco, California , to Teaneck, New Jersey , in the New York metropolitan area . The highway was designated in 1956 as one of the original routes of the Interstate Highway System ; its final segment was opened in 1986. The second-longest Interstate Highway in the United States after I-90 , it runs through many major cities, including Oakland , Sacramento , Reno , Salt Lake City , Omaha , Des Moines , and Toledo and passes within 10 miles (16 km) of Chicago , Cleveland , and New York City . I-80
1827-510: The Westpoint barrier. Originally, the entire toll road was on a closed ticket system, with Westpoint at current exit 5, roughly under the East 141st Street overpass. A computer system switchover, scheduled for June 11, 1984, but not performed until July 14, 1986, replaced punch card tickets with magnetically encoded ones for the section from mile 24 eastward and instituted cash collection for
1890-568: The agreement to privatize operations of the Toll Road is to invest $ 600 million in the facility during the first nine years of the lease. This is above and beyond the $ 3.8 billion being invested by the State of Indiana in Major Moves projects. More than $ 300 million has already been invested in improving the Toll Road. Some examples include the third-lane expansion project at $ 250 million, electronic toll collection (i-Zoom) at $ 40 million, and toll plaza expansions (mileposts 1, 23, and 156) at $ 9 million total. Included in
1953-612: The border with Wyoming , near Evanston . The route of the Utah section of I-80 is defined in Utah Code Annotated § 72-4-113(10). In Wyoming , I-80 reaches its maximum elevation of 8,640 feet (2,630 m) above sea level at Sherman Summit , near Buford , which, at 8,000 feet (2,400 m), is the highest community on I-80. Farther west in Wyoming, the Interstate passes through
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2016-597: The completed portion of the Borman Expressway was designated as I-80, I-90, and I-294 . The current routing became effective around 1965, to avoid the confusion that had resulted from I-80, I-90, and I-94 all changing roadways there. As a result, a stretch of I-94 is actually farther south than I-90, and I-90 runs the entire length of the Toll Road. I-294 was also cut back to the Tri-State Tollway at that time and thus no longer enters Indiana. Several interchanges on
2079-578: The current mileage-based scheme in 1981. The original number sequence was amended slightly in 1964 with the opening of the then-Burns Harbor, now Lake Station, exit. The farthest it gets from the Michigan state line or Lake Michigan is about 10 miles (16 km). At one point in Northern Indiana , in Greenfield Township, LaGrange County , at mile 132, the toll road comes within about 200 yards (180 m), or 0.1 miles (0.16 km), from
2142-544: The desolate Bonneville Salt Flats west of the Great Salt Lake . The longest stretch between exits on an Interstate Highway is located between Wendover and Knolls , with 37.4 miles (60.2 km) between those exits. This portion of I-80, crossing the Great Salt Lake Desert , is extremely flat and straight, dotted with large warning signs about driver fatigue and drowsiness. East of the salt flats, I-80 passes
2205-634: The dry Red Desert and over the Continental Divide . In a way, the highway crosses the Divide twice, since two ridges of the Rocky Mountains split in Wyoming, forming the endorheic Great Divide Basin , from which surface water cannot drain but can only evaporate. I-80 enters Nebraska west of Bushnell . The western portion of I-80 in Nebraska runs very close to the state of Colorado , without entering
2268-402: The east–west toll road, a north–south toll road was planned, roughly along the path of today's I-65 , but the plan was dropped after the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 was passed. Originally, the I-94 designation was applied to the highway west of where the current interchange with I-94 was eventually built, and I-90 followed I-80 to the west along the Borman Expressway as I-94 does now;
2331-481: The formation of the continent of North America , books that were published between 1981 and 1993 and collected in a one-volume edition in 1998 Annals of the Former World which won a Pulitzer Prize in 1999. In "Basin and Range" (1981), he described how the idea emerged in a conversation with Princeton geologist Kenneth S. Deffeyes : What about Interstate 80, I asked him. It goes the distance. How would it be? "Absorbing," he said. And he mused aloud: After 80 crosses
2394-399: The former Benjamin Harrison snack bar on the eastbound side at milepost 72.9. It presently serves as a state police station and has no public facilities. The restaurant interiors were remodeled into short-order cafeterias in the late 1970s when Gladieux Food Services took over operations and were remodeled again for fast food service 1984–1985. In June 2015, Ken Daley, the new CEO of
2457-607: The funds from each county's distribution were directed to the cities and towns within that county. In December 2006, the ITRCC announced that a South Bend student, Andrea Hebster, would "receive $ 5,000 toward her educational expenses for being selected as the grand prize winner of the Indiana Toll Road logo design contest". The new ITRCC logo roll out occurred in early 2007. The Cintra-Macquarie consortium filed for bankruptcy in September 2014, citing lower than projected traffic volumes and revenues. Then-Democratic US Senator Joe Donnelly urged Republican Governor Mike Pence to return
2520-563: The highway runs through farmland, yet roughly a third of Iowa's population live along the I-80 corridor. In Illinois , I-80 runs from the Fred Schwengel Memorial Bridge across the Mississippi River south to an intersection with I-74 . It then runs east across north-central Illinois just north of the Illinois River to Joliet . I-80 continues east through the southern suburbs of Chicago and joins I-94 just before entering Indiana. In Indiana , I-80 runs concurrently with another Interstate Highway for its entire length. It runs with I-94 on
2583-504: The north) and Pittsburgh (about 55 miles (89 km) to the south). Further east, I-99 connects with State College and Altoona . A spur from I-80 ( I-180 ) runs to Williamsport . Upon entering the Pocono Mountains region, I-80 meets I-81 , connecting Syracuse, New York , and Harrisburg , and I-476 which connects with Scranton , Wilkes-Barre , Allentown , and Philadelphia . Another spur ( I-380 ) runs to Scranton. In Clearfield County , I-80 reaches its highest elevation east of
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2646-464: The other three had only snack bars. Each travel plaza was named after a prominent Indiana native or resident. Gasoline and other auto services were available at all travel plazas. Originally, various oil companies included Standard , Sinclair , Pure , Gulf , Texaco , Citgo , ARCO , and Union 76 operating over the years at each of the travel plazas. Later, Standard Oil, later Amoco and now BP , assumed operations at all travel plazas. Later, BP at
2709-403: The plans is adding a third lane in each direction in the most congested area of the Toll Road: from milepost 10–15.5. The third-lane expansion was completed in December 2011. The 10-year Bridge Capital Improvement plan is also underway, which will repair and rehabilitate nearly every structure on the ITR over the next 10 years. The lease agreement also requires ITRCC to maintain or improve
2772-414: The population centers of Council Bluffs , Des Moines, and the Quad Cities . It enters the state at the Missouri River in Council Bluffs and heads east through the southern Iowa drift plain . In the Des Moines metropolitan area , I-80 meets up with I-35 and the two routes bypass Downtown Des Moines together while I-235 proceeds straight through the metro and rejoins both on the far side. In Ankeny ,
2835-447: The rare species Santa Cruz tarplant in the right-of-way . In Nevada , I-80 traverses the northern portion of the state. The freeway serves the Reno metropolitan area , and it also goes through the towns of Fernley , Lovelock , Winnemucca , Battle Mountain , Elko , Wells , and West Wendover on its way through the state. The Nevada portion of I-80 follows the paths of the Truckee and Humboldt rivers, which have been used as
2898-430: The remainder of the highway. Effective June 25, 2007, the Toll Road began electronic toll collection with the i-Zoom system. i-Zoom was fully compatible with the E-ZPass and I-Pass electronic toll collection systems. Indiana became the 12th state to use the E-ZPass system. The i-Zoom brand name was retired starting in September 2012 to take advantage of the already-existing E-ZPass brand and to avert confusion with
2961-432: The river near the bridge; Worthington State Forest is located along the bridge's New Jersey side. A six-lane toll plaza , one of which is an Express E-ZPass lane, is located on the Pennsylvania side of the bridge, serving westbound traffic only. The cash toll for automobiles is $ 3.00. E-ZPass users pay $ 1.50. Interstate 80 Interstate 80 ( I-80 ) is an east–west transcontinental freeway that crosses
3024-405: The road does not vary from an ideally straight line by more than a few yards. After Lincoln, I-80 turns northeast toward Omaha . It then crosses the Missouri River in Omaha to enter the state of Iowa . Part of I-80 in Nebraska is marked as a Blue Star Memorial Highway . I-80 is the longest Interstate Highway in Iowa . It extends from west to east across the central portion of the state through
3087-410: The road to public control. However, Pence instead ordered a tender process to replace the operator and ultimately approved the purchase of the road by IFM Partners, an Australia-based firm. Between the Westpoint barrier toll, near the Illinois state line, and the Portage barrier at milepost 24, tolls are collected in fixed-amounts at exit and entrance ramps. Between the Portage barrier, east to
3150-459: The route of the first transcontinental railroad , except for the vicinity of the Great Salt Lake . From near Chicago east to near Youngstown, Ohio , I-80 is a toll road , containing most of both the Indiana Toll Road and the Ohio Turnpike . I-80 runs concurrently with I-90 from near Portage, Indiana , to Elyria, Ohio . In Pennsylvania , I-80 is known as the Keystone Shortway , a non-tolled freeway that crosses rural north-central portions of
3213-417: The sale has financed every major road project scheduled over the next decade", Bauer said. "The fact is that most of these projects already were on course to be completed, without any assistance from the sale of the Toll Road." On September 15, 2006, funds were distributed to the seven counties through which the Toll Road runs. The list below details each county's total share in the Major Moves money. Some of
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#17328517954793276-458: The same firms that had taken over the Chicago Skyway in 2004, submitted the winning bid of $ 3.8 billion (equivalent to $ 5.88 billion in 2023 ). Their bid was $ 1 billion (equivalent to $ 1.55 billion in 2023 ) more than the next highest bid. The deal was completed on June 29, 2006, and the two companies formed the ITRCC to operate the road. Under the contract, tolls could not be increased until 2010, and Indiana residents using
3339-506: The section from Teaneck to Fort Lee was resigned as I-95, and it is the latter roadway that enters New York City via the George Washington Bridge . I-80's designated end (as per signage and New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) documents) is four miles (6.4 km) short of New York City in Teaneck, before the Degraw Avenue overpass. There, signs designate the end of I-80 and the beginning of I-95/New Jersey Turnpike northbound. One section of I-80 running from Netcong to Denville
3402-403: The sign marking the Indiana–Michigan state line is visible. I-80/I-90 passes through the South Bend–Mishawaka metropolitan area , passing the University of Notre Dame and the University Park Mall , intersecting with the St. Joseph Valley Parkway . At another point in northern Indiana, I-80/I-90 comes within about 200 yards (180 m) of the Michigan border. In Ohio , I-80/I-90 enters from
3465-446: The southern edge of Great Salt Lake and continues on through Salt Lake City , where it merges with I-15 for three miles (5 km) before entering the Wasatch Range east of the city. It ascends Parleys Canyon and passes within a few miles of Park City as it follows a route through the mountains toward the junction with the eastern terminus of the western section of I-84 . From the junction it continues up Echo Canyon and on toward
3528-416: The state on the way to New Jersey and New York City. I-80 begins at an interchange with US Route 101 (US 101) in San Francisco and then crosses the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge into Oakland . It then heads northeast through Vallejo , Sacramento , and the Sierra Nevada before crossing into Nevada . A portion of the route through Pinole involved the experimental transplantation of
3591-486: The state. It runs from the Ohio state line near Sharon to the Delaware Water Gap Toll Bridge over the Delaware River and is called the "Z.H. Confair Memorial Highway". It traverses the extreme northern section of Greater Pittsburgh . I-80 serves as the western terminus for I-376 which connects it to Pittsburgh International Airport and on to Downtown Pittsburgh and suburban Pittsburgh. I-80 intersects I-79 , which connects with Erie (about 75 miles (121 km) to
3654-478: The state. The intersection of I-76 and I-80 is visible from the Colorado–Nebraska state line. From its intersection with I-76 to Grand Island , I-80 lies in the valley of the South Platte River and the Platte River . The longest straight stretch of Interstate anywhere in the Interstate Highway System is the approximately 72 miles (116 km) of I-80 occurring between exit 318 in the Grand Island area and milemarker 390 near Lincoln . Along this length,
3717-432: The travel plazas was replaced by Mobil , then Phillips 66 , and currently Sunoco . The westernmost snack bar at milepost 37.5 remained open until the mid-70s and is now used as a "Truck Only Parking" rest area with no facilities. The other two at mileposts 72.9 and 108 were closed in 1972, although the one at 108 was also converted into a truck parking area without facilities. All were demolished except for one,
3780-408: The turnpike and running northeast as a freeway. I-80 runs east-southeast through the southern suburbs of Cleveland. Just northwest of Youngstown , the Ohio Turnpike continues southeast as I-76 , while I-80 exits the turnpike and runs east to the north of Youngstown, entering Pennsylvania south of Sharon, Pennsylvania . In Pennsylvania , I-80 is the main east–west freeway through the central part of
3843-500: The upcoming Ohio River Bridges Project in the Louisville metropolitan area , which is managed by the Louisville–Southern Indiana Bridge Authority and uses the E-ZPass system. Like all other toll highways built in the 1950s, the Toll Road has had service areas (called travel plazas ) since its opening. Originally, there were eight pairs of travel plazas located approximately every 18 miles (29 km). Of these, five featured sit-down restaurants operated by Hosts International while
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#17328517954793906-471: Was consolidated with several other state financial agencies and renamed the Indiana Finance Authority in May 2005. From its inception in 1983, the Indiana Finance Authority has maintained ownership of the Toll Road (and other state-owned highways in Indiana), while its operations and maintenance have evolved over time, starting with INDOT until transitioning to the ITRCC in 2006. Upon taking office in 2005, Governor Mitch Daniels began looking for ways to fund
3969-401: Was constructed in 1958. I-80 was included in the original plan for the Interstate Highway System as approved in 1956. The highway was built in segments, with the final piece of I-80 completed in 1986 on the western edge of Salt Lake City . This piece was coincidentally dedicated close to the 30th birthday of the Interstate Highway System, which was noted at the dedication and considered to be
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